NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 60th Anniversary Banquet for the Hutchinson chapter of Ducks Unlimited is coming up next month.
"Ducks Unlimited is the world leader in wetlands conservation and restoration," said Tim Lackey with the local chapter. "Here locally, our Hutchinson chapter, we do an annual banquet. The funds raised in that annual banquet go toward not only national projects, but also local projects. Ducks Unlimited has done projects with McPherson Valley Wetlands, which is as close as Inman. Also, we've joined with Kansas Wildlife and Parks and done projects out at Quivira National Wetlands and also a major project that is still being completed in Great Bend at Cheyenne Bottoms."
Because of the anniversary, the group is bringing in special entertainment for the occasion.
"They're actually called the Gould Brothers, two brothers out of Minnesota that travel all around the country doing shooting exhibitions," Lackey said. "They are trick shooters. You can Youtube them and see their different videos that they have posted. They are going to come down and do about an hour long shoot right before our banquet."
That shoot will be at 5:30 p.m., with the banquet, dinner and a live auction to follow. There are only a few spots left.
"Our venue can hold 250 people and we're getting very close," said Mike Link with the chapter. "We want to make sure we have all of our long time supporters. We have supporters that have been with us for the full 60 years. We really want to advertise that hey, this thing is selling out. Unfortunately, we're probably going to be sold out in the next couple of days."
You can still order tickets online. Reservations close September 30.